219 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will make representations to the EU concerning the fact that the scheme for the early retirement pension is not index linked and that applicants under the scheme on reaching the age of 66 and having received the old age non-contributory pension will have a corresponding amount deducted from their EU retirement pension, thus leaving participants no better off than their entitlements to secondary benefits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27407/04]

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219 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will make representations to the EU concerning the fact that the scheme for the early retirement pension is not index linked and that applicants under the scheme on reaching the age of 66 and having received the old age non-contributory pension will have a corresponding amount deducted from their EU retirement pension, thus leaving participants no better off than their entitlements to secondary benefits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27407/04]

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